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H. Guantes.' Los PEELR. nwucmon mit pac. n. ms.

1,281,155, 'mma o@ 8,1918..-

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g 'ai v iliu ' ffii, /l// Y io skilled in the'art to "which it appertains" to upriiht standar -2o the tumbling' y n iotion of the. logs relative to ratchet-wheel 29 engaged by Va' pawl 30,115

25 ling thesupp 85 lowing. escription o which is placed the apparatus for carryin which are attaohedto the 'crossbars i UNITED sTArEs PATENT onirica.v

HERBERT eUE'rrLEn, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIeNoa 'ro maar ummm PROCESSES or cHIoAGo, ILLINOIS, A conroaA'rIoN or ILLINOIS.

afmeren.

` 1,281,155. Srwi'wativn of .Letters Patent- Patented Oct. 8', 1918.

" .appnction'nxed mmim 11; me. smal no. 138,192.

Tdall whomz't may concern.' may be of any desired construction, but is Be it known that I, HERBERT GUE'rrLER, here shownr as comprising `be1ts:16 upon a' subject of the King of Norway, and resiwhich the logs `17 may be conveyed into posiV dent of C hi the county of- Cook, tion opgosite the 1og-.deck14. he logs may 5 lState of Illinolsfh "vented'certain new 'be disc urged Ifrom the log haul by' auto- 60 and 4useful Improvements' in -Peelers'; matic kickers or in. an .other manner..A and `I do herebyfdeclare' the fol owing. to Near the forward edygeof the 10g-deck is be a full., clear, and exact `description of a series of stopdevers 18, attached' to a shaft the invention, 'suchjas wil1 enable others 19, which is suiported bybearings 20 on s 21 mountedugon the base 1M" make' Aand use thesam'e and raced by vsuitable tie mem ers 22 con- This invention relates to an apparatus for nected to the frame 13. The stop-levers 18 removing bark from logs and particularly to may be controlled by any desired mechaone 'in' which lo s of full lengthmay be nism. As-,here shown the mechanism comlquickly and feasi y treated. l l prises a gearwheel 25,'1nounted at one end 'l0 ABriefiy described,lthe invention comprises of the shaft`19, andmeshlng with a pinion a trayehn support Y for'holding and agitat- 26 on a second shaft 27, to one end ofr which ing 4a nurn 'o logs placed in parallel relais attached an operating hand-wheel l28. tion ndin thefpath of water Jets whereby Upon this same shaft 27 is alsorno'unted' a.

j`ithef1ba`rkMto be' removed mounted upon a. bracket attached to a hub eachother c'au'e therefrom-without theuseofknivesor other of bearing 20.A As shownv in Fi 1, the cutting or ecrapingdevices.- 'Associated with pawl.and ratchet' are so related .t at they'` the -above ap aratilsre means 'for controlnormally tendto hold the stop-levers 18 in y of logs tothetraveling supthe Position shown.- .`If, however, the pawl .80 port and means for removin the same after is li ted from the ratchet the s topelevers may` thebark'has been stripped t erefrom. The be controlled bythe hand-wheel 28 to per- .apparatusis also constructedin such a manmit the desired number of logs' to bedis -ner as to permit the bark'to beconveniently .charged ,from the log-deck 17. Whenitis so dischar 1 and carried away after beinglredesired to stop the supply of logsfror'nthe 86 moved rom thelogs. deck, the pawl is dropped into p lace upon T-he' idetails of construction' of the a the ratchetand the operating wheel 28 )aratusa'nd other advantages thereof will turned in the opposite direction'to bringthe be more )articularly pointed outin the folstop-levers into the position shown in Fig.

a preferred embodi- 1, where they will be retained by the pawl 90-` rnent of theinvention as shown inthe acen aging the' ratchet. 1 cornpanying drawings, in which Fi re 1 e-traveling agitator or4 apron upon 'is'anje'levational view, partly in sectlon, of .which the operation of removing'the bark` the entire apparatus, Fig; 2 isa lan' View from the logs takes place -is inountedon 40 of the same, 4and Fig.' 3 is a detall of `c ona frame comprising horizontal VI I'iembersf0i struction.` 31 bridged-across the channel-in the base. Referring to` the drawings1 in which simi- At the end near the platform 11 are upright@ lar reference characters denote'similar parts 32 lretained by `bra-ces 33 which also serve throughout 'the several views thereof, the to support cross bars 34. Similar cross bars apparatus-is mounted on a base- 10 which 35 are mounted on uprights attached to the 100 may be constructed of concrete with horihorizontal members 31. The crossbars :are zontai platforms' 11 and I2, between which arranged to support..a"numbe r of' ides 36 is a channel having a sloping side and aver- 4over which the moving portions o the a 'tical side and at the bottom a trough in 'tator travel. Those portions of the are away the .bark after it lhas been remove concave-but those portions which `are at- -frorn the logs. On the yplatform 11 isa tached' to'the crossbars'S-are substantially' 'fr armr-13 upon which 'is mounted an'inclined straight. The agitator shown herein` co r.

accumulating table or 'log-deckli. Logs are j prises ltwo se arately movable sections, but

Il conveyed tothis deck by aloghaui 15-y wlich "1t will be un erstood 4that only' one Vsection 110,

or more, than two sections may bc used if desired.

Each separate section of the agitator comprises a pair of sprocket chains 37 assing over upper sprocket-wheels 38 on a laft 39 clearly in Fig. 3, are adapted to travel over `inbefore. described` a-reI provided.

the guides 3G, which are preferably of T- shaped cross-section in order to provide sufficient bearing surface for the transverse bars. At the points where the transverse bars engage guides 36 each bar is provided with a. shoe 16 which causes the portions of cach bar to be tipped at angles to the surfaces of the guides as the bars are moving over them. Shaft 39 of one section of the agitator is extended atV one end and supported in a' bearing on a pedestal 47. This extension ofthe shaft is provided with a sprocket-wheel 48 over which passes a driving chain 49 connected to gearing 50 having a driving sprocket 51 connected to any appropriate source of power. The gearing'is provided with a shiftable pinion 52 by means of which the driving sprocket 51 may be connected to lie gearingr to drive sprockebwheel L18 in either direction, thus providing for reversing the direction of travel of the agitator. It will be understood that any appropriate form of driving connect-ion may be used for the above pur ose provided it is a( .gted to be reversed. 'n audition to sproeltevwhcel 48,' shafty 39B isE provided with a second sprocketewheel 53 which is 'connected by means of a cha-in 54 to a sprocket-wheel on the outer end of shaft 42 of t-he same section of the agitator. By virtue of this driving connection between the two shafts an amount. of slack sufficient to cause the transverse, bars 45 to remain upon guides 3G duringltheir travel thereover is always maintained between sprockebwheels 38 and 41'.

The end of the log-deck 141 extends over the upper sprocket-wheels '38 and to prevent any logs or bark 'from being 4carried over these sprocket-whecls during the operation of the apparatus an apron 56 depending from 'the end of the log-decl( is provided.

For preventing the logs from rolling oft of the traveling agitator during the barkingv operation a second series of stop-levers 6() upon a shaft (5l. and similar to those here Corresponding pawl and ratchet mechanism 62, (33 and an operating liaml-\\'liecl (3,4 may be used for controlling the position of the stop levers (S0. The mechanism of the second set of stopdcvers is mounted upon upright standards (35 at the edge of platform 12.

For-'carrying away the bark after it has been removed from the logs, a conveyor of any appropriate construction passing through the trough may be used. As shown, this conveyer comprises a belt 66 moving over 'supports 67 in-the upper portion of its travel and along the bottom of the. trough duringr the lower portion of its travel.

[Tpon the platform 12 are mounted two pairs of supporting brackets (58 and G9 having' at their upper ends bearings within which shafts 70,and 71 are mounted. Series of sprocket-wheels 72 and 73 are carried by the shafts and 71 respectively, and these. wheels are Connected by chains 74 which serve to convey the logs away from the agitator after the bark has been removed therefrom. This conveyor may be driven by a sprocketewheel 75 on shaft 70 over which passes a sprocket-chain 76 leading to any convenient driving mechanism. The conveyer carries the logs'to a log haul 77 by which they may be removed. This log haul 77 may be of any preferred construction and is shown as comprising a belt 78 moving within a trough 79. In order to bridge the gap between the lower end of the travelingr agitator' and the upper surface of the con- Veyer an inclined table 80 may be .placed between the standards In order to provide water for the. logs during the barking operation a pipe 81 having! a number of apertures in the lower face thereof is provided immediately above the traveling agitator. The water will issue from the pipe 51 as a spray covering all of the logsupon the agitator.

The operation of the apparatus is as follow-'st' Logs are brought adjacent the accumulating table 11 by the loghaul 15 from which theymay be removed automatically or manually as required., The stop-levers 18 are manipulated at will to supply the logs to the traveling agitator. During the motion of the agitator while logs are'upon'it, the

logs will bel subjected to a rotary and t-umbling action among themselves, the logs lying immediately upon the bars of the agitator being turned by the action of the upright portions of. the transverse angle bars t5 and thus communicating their motion to other logs in the pile. The logs will be carried up along the concaveportion of the agitator and fall back as they approach thetop, thus increasing their tumbling action. Under the. agitation thus produced in the pres- A ence of water supplied from the pi e 81 the bark will be readily detached am` will be carried by the descending water into the .channel beneath the agitator where it willl l removed.

chain-conveyor T4 by which they are? cardesired ried'to theloghaul 7'? for transfer to any llint. If necessary the direction of `travel o the der `to insure t at anylgs remaining onthe horizontal portion of the agitator `may be dischar d onto the conveyer. The arrange-l f'ment o `the stoplcvers 60 near thelower edge ofythc a 'tator also ermite logs to 'be "discharged 'im Aividually w en during the op-y 1v"eration ofthe apparatus it is found that the bark has been. completely removed. from Home of thelo s. This is of advantage as it enables fbarke logs to .beremoved tomake way fornew logs Without Waiting until all` of the' logs havevbeen barked.`

While the above' illustrates' al preferredr embodiment of they invention it wxllbe understooclv 'that various modifications' may I be made without departingfrom the principle of the invention.

` for-C movin u on said shafts-and. comprising aplurality 'flugs in parallel relation to each ot means, and means -60 Iclalms' f 1.JIn' a `bark removing machine the com` bination.. of 4an inclined a acen't the lower end of said agitator for olding logs uponsaidagitator und means said agitator 4to impart ,a tum-` .bllng motion tor said logs to remove the "bark therefrom. 2.. Ina bark removing machine, the cornhination of means for, imparting a tum-1 blin action to a para el to cachot er to remove bark therefrom, and .means for holding logsin place upon said first-named means. 3. In a bark removing machine the f.ombination of `a and lower sha .and a concave traveling agitator mounted o angle bars which engage the logs 'to impart a tumbling motion thereto.`

4. In a bark removing machine the combination of means for holding a pluralit of er, means for moving said first-named mams,4 nieans for supplyin logs to said holding `or discharging logs at will from said holding means after the bark has been removed therefrom; 5L In a` bark removing machine the .combination of a base, mounted upon said base and, adapted 'to impart -tumbllng motion ay the bark after` ithas-been.

to yroll off onto the plyin Inova of bark therefrom.

agitator'may be reversed in orengaging members,

-feeding logs agitator, means at .and extending adj acent bark ...is being gitator, means :ad-r

lurality of logs disposed lurrality of supports, upper s mountedln saldsupports.

concave sur ace of 'a' horizontal a traveling agitator" on .and means adjacent the lower end of said traveling agltatoi-for retaining logs in for imparting a tumblmg 'motion to a 4plurality of logs and maintained 1n placed adjacent each other arallel relation to one anothenlmeans for holding saidflo 's upon said first-nan1ed means and' means or supwater to said logs to aid in the re 7 In a barkremoving machine a travel-. ing agitator comprising a plurality ofL logupper andffloiver shafts over Whlch said agitatortravels, a log haul, a log deck extending over the upper end t of `said agitator and u on which' logs may be discharged from sai log haul, means for from said log deck to said theend `of said log deck said agitator for preventing lo from being carried over the upperend of the" agitator;` and means for retaining saidlpgs upon said 'tator While removed there tumblingefect of thel logs upon one another.,l j

8. In a bark removing machine, -an `end less inclinedj traveling for retainin "logs infpositlo'n upon the outer mclined sur aoe"-'of`said agitator while-bark actionof saidlogs.

`9,."In `a bark -removi'n bination ofjmeans fory olding the logsl in parallel relation and a travelingcurvedy itator for tumbling s'aidfliogs to remove tie bark therefrom. y 10. In a bark removing machine the ycom- .bination of .a concave upwardly inclined ag ator,r-means 'for holdingflogs upon said agitatoxgand 'means for moving said agitator to'impart a tumbling .motion to said logs` to'remove thebark therefrom, .f

11. In a bark less concave traveling agitator, and means for retalnln logs in` position upon the outer' said agitator while bark 1s action of said logs.

12.'In'fa bark removing machine an endless traveling agitator adapted to travel over` pafi during a dportion of `movement and over a curve path during' theremainder of its I novemen for retaining logs in position upon `the surl face of said agitator while'bark is being r"enovled therefrom by the tumbling action ofteowf t 13. n abark removing machine `the oombination of atbasc, a traveling"v agitator ,mounted uponsaid base and adapted to imif to. logs carried `there- 13o part 'tumbllng motion rom by the 'u agitator and means I lois` 1 ifo removing machine an endv,"

1115 being removed therefromby the tumbling t, and means lmeans for driving said shafts.

on, means to drive said agitator, means adjacent the lower end of said agitator -for retaining logs in position thereon but allowing them to be discharged whenl bark has been removed therefrom, said agitator being reversible to aid in discharging logs therefrom.

14.v In a bark removing machine the combination of an inclinedagitator 4comprising a plurality of separately movable sections each including chains, having transversei angle-bars connected thereto, guides for said bars, wheels over which said chains are adapted to trave-l, shafts upon which said wheels are mounted, clutches connecting corresponding shafts of each section and 15. In a bark removing machine, the combination of a plurality of supports, an upper shaft mounted in some of said supports, a lower shaft mounted in others of said supports, an' inclined guide extending between said shafts, an agitator adapted to be driven from said shafts and pass over said guide and comprising a plurality of angle bars which engagethe logs t0 impart a tumbling motion thereto.

16. In a bark removing machine, the combination of a' movable agitator, guides for said a 'tator each formed with a substantially orizontal -portion and a concave portion, means for causing said agitator to travel over said guides and means' adjacent the horizontal portion of said guides for retaining logs in place upon the agitator.

17. In a' bark removing machine, the coinbination'of a plurality of supports, upper and lower sha guides mounted between said shafts, an agitator driven from'said shafts and adapted to travel over said guides," and means for rotating lsaid shafts tov drive said agitator. 18. In a bark removing machine, the com hination of a plurality of supports, upper and lower shafts mounted in said supports,

s mounted in said supports,v

sprocket wheels upon .the shafts, guides mounted between said shafts, an agitator driven from said sprocket Wheels and adapted Ato travel over said guides, and means 'for rotating said shafts to drive said agitator.

19. In a bark removing machine, the comq -binatio'n of a base, supports upon said baise,` v for driving. v

shafts in said supports, means said shafts, sprocket wheels on said shafts, chains connect-ing said sprocket wheels, a

plurality 'of angle bars connected between said chains, a plurality of concave guides for said chains extending between said supj ports, and means connecting said ydriving the same in unison.

Q0. In a bark removing machine, the combination of a pair of shafts, an agitator passing'over and adapted to'be moved by the shafts, means for driving said shafts in unison and means permitting logs to be dis;

v'charged fronithe agitator over one of the shafts.

shafts for 21. In a bark removing machine, the com` bination of a pair of shafts, an agitator passing over and adapted to be moved by the shafts, and means permitting logs to be removed from the agitator' over one ot the shafts. I

22. In a bar k removing machine, the coinbination of a pair of shafts, one of which is higher thanv the other, anagitator passing over and adapted to be movedby the shafts, means for driving cause a substantially slack to be maintained in the agitator, and means whereby logs may be the agitator over the lower 23. In a bark removin bination of a pair of sha' ing over and adapted to be moved by the shafts, and a plurality of curved arms' for controlling the discharge of logs from the agitator.

In testimony constant amount of shaft. machine, the comwhereof I affix my signature.v

HERBERT GUETTLER.

the shafts in unison to f :l

discharged from ts, an agitator pass- 

